Docker tech stack
Docker builds mostly with Go, Python, Java, SQL. Its stack also includes AWS, Kubernetes, Snowflake, PostgreSQL. AWS is named in 28 of the 89 job postings Docker published in the last 12 months (31%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Docker, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does Docker use?
Go is named in 27% of job postings at Docker, followed by Python (10%), Java (7%), SQL (4%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Docker use?
OpenTelemetry is named in 4% of job postings at Docker, followed by PoC Library (3%), CrewAI (2%), LangChain (2%).
OpenTelemetry
4 4%
CrewAI
2 2%
LangChain
2 2%
LangGraph
2 2%
React.js
1 1%
What databases does Docker use?
Snowflake is named in 7% of job postings at Docker, followed by PostgreSQL (4%), Amazon Redshift (2%), Datomic (2%).
Snowflake
6 7%
PostgreSQL
4 4%
Amazon Redshift
2 2%
Google Cloud Spanner
2 2%
DynamoDB
1 1%
Redis
1 1%
What cloud and platforms does Docker use?
AWS is named in 31% of job postings at Docker, followed by Kubernetes (30%), Azure (27%), GCP (25%).
AWS
28 31%
Kubernetes
27 30%
Azure
24 27%
GCP
22 25%
Grafana
7 8%
GitHub Actions
6 7%
Amazon EKS
4 4%
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What developer tools does Docker use?
Model Context Protocol is named in 19% of job postings at Docker, followed by Terraform (7%), Prometheus (6%), Sigstore (4%).
Model Context Protocol
17 19%
Terraform
6 7%
Prometheus
5 6%
Sigstore
4 4%
ArgoCD
3 3%
Claude Code
3 3%
Cosign
3 3%
Cursor
3 3%
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What AI and ML technologies does Docker use?
LLM is named in 13% of job postings at Docker, followed by Claude (3%).
Which engineering practices does Docker ask for?
AI Agents is named in 98% of job postings at Docker, followed by CI/CD (34%), Platform Engineering (20%), LLM Guardrails (8%).
AI Agents
87 98%
CI/CD
30 34%
Platform Engineering
18 20%
GitOps
4 4%
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What does each Docker team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
22 postingsSolutions
16 postingsIndustrial Engineering
4 postingsHow does your stack fit Docker?
How is the Docker stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Docker stack?
Docker scores 78 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Docker stack in its industry?
Share of the 264 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Docker apart
Docker products in its job postings
Postings at Docker name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
Companies with a stack like Docker
Questions about the Docker tech stack
What programming languages does Docker use?
The languages named in Docker job postings are Go (27%), Python (10%), Java (7%), SQL (4%), Rust (3%), as a share of the 89 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Docker use OpenTelemetry?
Yes. OpenTelemetry is named in 4 of 89 job postings (4%) and required in 2 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Docker use?
The cloud and platforms named in Docker job postings are AWS (28), Kubernetes (27), Azure (24) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Docker?
Backend postings at Docker most often require Go (16), Kubernetes (14), AWS (11), Azure (8), out of 22 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Docker tech stack changing?
Yes. Active Directory, LDAP, Okta, Clojure first appeared in Docker job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Docker tech stack?
Docker scores 78 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Docker tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Docker publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 89 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 26, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Docker tech stack: 118 technologies from 89 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/docker/technologies